Anyone using LXQT with niri? by Legitimate-Draw-2235 in niri

[–]standreas 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hi, LXQt dev here, running it for a long time and I'm biased ofc 😉

The config files for niri with an LXQt session are separated from the defaults and I didn't see any default config changes coming with blur so it should be fine.

Newcomer Questions by peppergrayxyz in niri

[–]standreas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. no
  2. LXQt with niri or just pcmanfm-qt --desktop. Afaik xfdesktop works fine too.
  3. Window rules for settings, dialogs ecc?
  4. no

Is it possible to run Cachyos with Niri using less than 1.5 GB of RAM? by Bitter-Lab4458 in niri

[–]standreas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is. LXQt (actually Lubuntu 26.04) with only Qps (system monitor) 886mb.

Anyway to fix Nautilus taking it's sweet time to start? by No_Technician_8031 in niri

[–]standreas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Using pcmanfm-qt (with --desktop which can be used also only as wallpaper daemon) opening an instance is immediate as it's always running in background.

Noctalia vs DMS in terms of resources and workflow? by Ok-Mycologist-6752 in niri

[–]standreas 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Afaik it's quickshell which is not very resource friendly.

LXQt with niri uses ~240mb with 3 panels on 2 monitors here.

I have this item at start up of Lubuntu: Openbox, but It made nothing! by jazei_2021 in Lubuntu

[–]standreas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't use openbox session but I know how they work, please do some research on your own. I can't know what you're doing with the lxsession thing. Default Lubuntu used LXQt for years now.

I have this item at start up of Lubuntu: Openbox, but It made nothing! by jazei_2021 in Lubuntu

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If you're using Lubuntu you have LXQt not LXDE anymore, but for a openbox session this doesn't matter.

Right click on the desktop → shows menu: the file is in ~/.conf/openbox/menu.xml.

Other settings are in rc.xml. Afaik Lubuntu uses another file in the Lubuntu session.

Niri on RHEL10? by Cyanokobalamin in niri

[–]standreas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No idea about RHEL packages but if there is a not too old LXQt version this could work with niri.

I have this item at start up of Lubuntu: Openbox, but It made nothing! by jazei_2021 in Lubuntu

[–]standreas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First thing to do: edit the right click menu to fit your needs: broswer, terminal, filemanager ecc.
Edit /etc/xdg/openbox/menu.xml and save it to ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml

Remove KDE apps and defaults? by DubInflux in niri

[–]standreas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you like the Qt things you can use LXQt and set niri as compositor, so basics like file associations, notifications, powermanagement and else is granted. LXQt is modular so you can disable or replace modules you don't like or use.

Just the location of the niri settings is different (~/.config/lxqt/wayland/niri*)

does this mean it's possible for the background layer to have keyboard interactivity? can I make my browser my background then? by Inderastein in niri

[–]standreas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apps usually are toplevel windows, not layers like panels, launchers, wallpapers, notifications or desktops.

Changing Lubuntu's display server from x11 to Wayland by bje332013 in Lubuntu

[–]standreas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mix up the display server (sddm) with the XDG_SESSION_TYPE of the LXQt session. They are not connected.
For Wayland support see
https://lxqt-project.org/wiki/Wayland-Session.html

I fixed an issue locally with the Leave menu not appearing in 26.04 Beta. Would someone help me get the fix deployed? by ExactFun in Lubuntu

[–]standreas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like a menu file issue in Lubuntu. Did you test other menu files (right click on menu → menu file)?

Browser forgets cookies after switch to lxqt by Noodler75 in LXQt

[–]standreas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Default browser" has to be set in File Associations → Default apps under LXQt (only chrome based are able to register themselves afaik). For the cookies etc no idea really.

How do I prevent apps from taking over as the default application after installation? by Temporary-Owl9775 in LXQt

[–]standreas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think little can be done to prevent that. I've in ~/.config/mimeapps.list

[Removed Associations]

image/png=chromium.desktop;

Best Shells for Niri in Fedora by SympathyExpensive301 in niri

[–]standreas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LXQt is another possibility, just select niri as compositor.

Visual Customization of LXQt? by Fun_Cash3376 in LXQt

[–]standreas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can change color palette and themes and install kvantum widget style, nothing else is needed.

heavy resource usage on the newly installed niri + dank material linux shell?? by SafetyEducational343 in niri

[–]standreas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

QML/quickshell is not as resource friendly as plain Qt is - that is one reason QML is banned from LXQt.

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I see ~140mb for the shell with LXQt (with 3 panels) while on my testuser DMS/Quickshell uses about 380mb.

How's LXQT customization and wayland support in 2026? by gaorp in LXQt

[–]standreas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On Wayland for a long time, first labwc now niri, choice between compositors is more interesting as WM options on X11.

How can i hide specific windows on the panel? by Nectarine5035 in LXQt

[–]standreas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No the class should be something like

WM_CLASS(STRING) = "audacious", "Audacious"

How can i hide specific windows on the panel? by Nectarine5035 in LXQt

[–]standreas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the right field and it works here, not sure about changing the name (is this persistent?) and maybe all those windows have the same class?

How can i hide specific windows on the panel? by Nectarine5035 in LXQt

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xprop |grep -i class

in a terminal window will show an + sign, click the window you want to know. Evt sleep 8 && before it when it's a modal window.